3 research outputs found
Tercer Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, TecnologĂa e InnovaciĂłn para la Sociedad
El Tercer Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, TecnologĂa e InnovaciĂłn para la Sociedad, CITIS, realizado el 30 de noviembre , 1 y 2 de diciembre del 2016 y organizado por la Universidad PolitĂ©cnica Salesiana, confirma la necesidad de crear espacios idĂłneos para la presentaciĂłn, difusiĂłn e intercambio de los resultados de investigaciones en la comunidad acadĂ©mica. CITIS 2016, se abre a nivel internacional en su tercera ediciĂłn, permitiendo la difusiĂłn de avances teĂłricos y tecnolĂłgicos expuestos por investigadores del ĂĄmbito acadĂ©mico universitario. Las lĂneas de investigaciĂłn para este año destacan la contribuciĂłn al mejoramiento de la calidad de vida, la transformaciĂłn social y la responsabilidad Ă©tica, econĂłmica, ciudadana, entre otras, que muestran una inquietante bĂșsqueda de ayudar a nuestra sociedad preocupados por la dimensiĂłn humana y social en el desarrollo responsable de la ciencia y de la tecnologĂa
A Global Experiment on Motivating Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Finding communication strategies that effectively motivate social distancing continues to be a global public health priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-country, preregistered experiment (n = 25,718 from 89 countries) tested hypotheses concerning generalizable positive and negative outcomes of social distancing messages that promoted personal agency and reflective choices (i.e., an autonomy-supportive message) or were restrictive and shaming (i.e. a controlling message) compared to no message at all. Results partially supported experimental hypotheses in that the controlling message increased controlled motivation (a poorly-internalized form of motivation relying on shame, guilt, and fear of social consequences) relative to no message. On the other hand, the autonomy-supportive message lowered feelings of defiance compared to the controlling message, but the controlling message did not differ from receiving no message at all. Unexpectedly, messages did not influence autonomous motivation (a highly-internalized form of motivation relying on oneâs core values) or behavioral intentions. Results supported hypothesized associations between peopleâs existing autonomous and controlled motivations and self-reported behavioral intentions to engage in social distancing: Controlled motivation was associated with more defiance and less long-term behavioral intentions to engage in social distancing, whereas autonomous motivation was associated with less defiance and more short- and long-term intentions to social distance. Overall, this work highlights the potential harm of using shaming and pressuring language in public health communication, with implications for the current and future global health challenges
In COVID-19 health messaging, loss framing increases anxiety with little-to-no concomitant benefits: Experimental evidence from 84 countries
The COVID-19 pandemic (and its aftermath) highlights a critical need to communicate health information effectively to the global public. Given that subtle differences in information framing can have meaningful effects on behavior, behavioral science research highlights a pressing question: Is it more effective to frame COVID-19 health messages in terms of potential losses (e.g., âIf you do not practice these steps, you can endanger yourself and othersâ) or potential gains (e.g., âIf you practice these steps, you can protect yourself and othersâ)? Collecting data in 48 languages from 15,929 participants in 84 countries, we experimentally tested the effects of message framing on COVID-19-related judgments, intentions, and feelings. Loss- (vs. gain-) framed messages increased self-reported anxiety among participants cross-nationally with little-to-no impact on policy attitudes, behavioral intentions, or information seeking relevant to pandemic risks. These results were consistent across 84 countries, three variations of the message framing wording, and 560 data processing and analytic choices. Thus, results provide an empirical answer to a global communication question and highlight the emotional toll of loss-framed messages. Critically, this work demonstrates the importance of considering unintended affective consequences when evaluating nudge-style interventions